Chapter 117
After Ephinia and Princess Letia’s eyes exchanged for a moment, Princess Letia spoke first.
“Suhar-nim, my father, the king of Loto Kingdom, just told me to return as soon as possible.”
It was Princess Letia who seemed to be appealing her status.
Epinia confronted him.
“Oh, it seems you are the second princess that the king of Roto Kingdom cares about. Nice to meet you. My name is Epinia Mycenae, the first princess of the Mycenae Empire.”
Then, the surprised look of Princess Letia came into view.
And I was surprised too.
‘What is it, not hiding your identity anymore…’
Come to think of it, the reason Ephinia hid her identity was because of the devil’s curse.
There was no reason to hide now.
“Huh, nice to meet you. Epinia Mikener, who is just a friend of Suhar.”
Then Ephinia’s expression darkened.
“Just… friends…”
“Yes, just friends. Suhar told me. He is just a friend.”
what?
I felt something strange going on.
I urgently set out to mediate between the two.
And that was when I was trying to explain why I said just friends.
“That’s right… I’ll go first…”
Suddenly, Ephinia got into the carriage and left.
I couldn’t help but panic.
‘What the hell happened.’
Before I realized the reason, Princess Letia urged me on.
“Let’s go!”
At first glance, it felt like Princess Letia was complaining to me.
Silence filled the carriage.
Princess Letia muttered lowly.
“Ea Kirton…”
“yes?”
I hoped I heard it wrong.
“That person is Ea Kirton. Exactly Epinia Mycenergo.”
“…”
He judged that he would not notice because of Princess Letia’s candid appearance, but it wasn’t.
It was Princess Letia who noticed right away.
“I complained without realizing it.”
“Complaining?”
“I’m angry.”
Why was Princess Letia angry?
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No, how did you find out?
“How on earth did you find out?”
“Because your face looking at Princess Ephinia resembled the face you had when you said Ea Kirton.”
ah···.
It appeared on my face without my knowledge.
“I was really angry.”
“Why are you angry?”
Epinia has never been rude to Princess Letia.
Rather, it must have been Princess Letia who acted rudely.
“Because he suits me better.”
“yes?”
“To be honest, I thought Ea Kirton would not be my match.”
If it’s an opponent…
Perhaps you are referring to the chronology.
“Yes, I am of royal blood, and I am the princess of my country. If there is a rival, it is only my sister, but my sister is already married.”
As Princess Letia said, Princess 1 already had a fiancé.
“I felt you as my destiny, like a story.”
The story Princess Letia tells must be the story of a hero marrying a princess.
“Because I’m a princess… so… I thought I had more potential than Ea Kirton. But… the fact that Ea Kirton is actually Epinia Micener…”
“…”
“In a way, it’s the same condition as me. 1st princess of the empire. No, in terms of position, he is higher than me. But Epinia is not all there is.”
Yes.
Epinia had the biggest difference from Princess Letia.
Princess Letia didn’t have a relationship that had been going on for a long time.
“The woman I met since my academy days is actually the princess of the empire. Besides, he too…”
Princess Letia hesitated to speak.
“Looks like he likes you too! No, I’m sure. he likes you But me too…”
Tears welled up in Princess Letia’s eyes.
Suddenly, the carriage had stopped.
The coachman must have grasped the situation inside and stopped before passing the entrance.
“I mean I like you too.”
Princess Letia’s confession.
I had to give an answer.
“sorry. Princess Letia only longs for stories and heroic stories, but she doesn’t seem to like me… no, she doesn’t love me.”
Princess Letia looked at me seriously.
“no. I know my feelings. Even if it’s not like a heroic story, I like you… No, I love you. Of course, it will be a longing at first. But as we traveled together, I became sincere.”
I looked into Princess Letia’s eyes.
It came as if there was no lie in those eyes.
So it was more uncomfortable.
Because I had to say no.
“As the princess knows… I…”
“Please don’t tell me.”
Princess Letia covered my mouth with her hand.
Tears flowed from Princess Letia’s eyes.
He probably knew what answer I was going to give.
“Whoa… I think I’ve gotten refreshed.”
“…”
“I will ask you one last time. Were you shaken?”
I forcibly opened my mouth to keep from falling.
“no.”
At my answer, Princess Letia smiled in satisfaction.
But it didn’t look like he was smiling at all to me.
And the carriage started moving again.
So my ordeal was over.
And finally, Princess Letia whispered to me.
“Perhaps Ephinia misunderstood.”
that···.
I already noticed.
I just couldn’t move because I was embarrassed or because I remembered that Ephinia and I had nothing to do with each other.
“Probably waiting. I hope it’s not too late.”
The carriage arrived at the royal palace before anyone knew it, and Princess Letia got off the carriage.
“Even so… by any chance… even in the future… if you are shaken, please come back to me.”
After saying that, Princess Letia entered the royal palace.
* * *
I met the king in the throne room.
The king seemed to be in a pretty bad mood.
It was probably because of something related to Princess Letia.
Still, the king did not show it.
“So what are you going to ask of me? Are you asking for an army?”
“Yes, that’s right. But not right now.”
A rebellion within the Natearden Empire that had never happened before.
There must be Veles there.
However, it is impossible to move without any reason.
First of all, I plan to gather evidence.
‘But first, go find Ephinia…’
For a moment, I wondered if I had the qualifications to visit Epinia.
I couldn’t forget the moment Ephinia got on the carriage and left me.
‘I’ll have to go home for now.’
everything is after that.
“Wait a moment, and I will bring you solid evidence.”
“Yes, I understand. Then, just go.”
The king gave me a congratulatory order.
It seemed that he was not in a very good mood.
In fact, the king’s most cherished child was Princess Letia.
I made such a princess cry.
It may be an unavoidable treatment.
‘I’ll have to give him some time to cool down.’
In the first place, if I asked for a favor right now, it seemed that nothing would be accepted.
* * *
Dave had already returned to the Caldert family.
So I ended up going home alone.
On the way back to Caldert Street on horseback, only one person kept coming to mind.
‘Ephinia…’
Ephinia’s darkened face kept coming to mind.
I was thinking of going to meet him, but I was afraid for some reason.
I went to meet him, but I thought he might be kicked out.
‘I don’t have anything to say even if I get kicked out…’
I had reached the level of a demigod, and I had never visited Ephinia myself.
A sigh came out of my mouth.
“ha···.”
A sigh came out of my mouth.
On the way back to Caldert Street, I stopped by Faust.
To be exact, I visited the village of Febris.
‘The place where I first traveled with Ephinia…’
Looking back, it was a very nice place.
Except for the price gouging.
First I stopped by the Sheila Inn.
‘Thanks to Moredt, I was able to stay here cheaply. and···.’
It was also a place where Ephinia’s wealth could be confirmed.
It was easy to pay for a fairly expensive inn, even if it was half discounted.
Even though it was not an easy sum for a son of an obscure family to pay.
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Now that I think about it, an innkeeper who would drop an expensive inn for half the price just because he helped me once.
Even I think it’s a little absurd.
I walked again
The next place was Febris Forest Street.
“Memories come flooding back.”
When I walked with Ephinia on this street, I felt faintly nostalgic for Ephinia.
The scent was not forgotten.
The next place was the ruins that I challenged with Ephinia.
“It was a cave behind this waterfall.”
There were still quite a few people.
I ignored them and went straight into the waterfall.
Even though I went in, no one noticed me.
“It’s strange.”
The cave was clean inside.
The remains of the golems they had fought before were gone.
There was no room for compensation.
“Until this point, I never thought I would be able to beat Ephinia.”
To be honest, I never thought that I would be able to pass the level of Epinia even when I went to the academy.
but it was over
“The two of us managed to defeat the combined golem.”
After defeating the Black Golem and the White Golem, they merged.
I took my time, and Ephinia finished.
It could be said that it was the first joint performance, but it worked better than expected.
“Um… I have to go back now.”
It was no longer possible to just look at the memories.
We must hurry back to the Caldert family.
And I needed to make up my mind.
“I thought it would be difficult to even find Ephinia…”
* * *
When I arrived at the Caldert family, there was an unexpected person.
It was father and mother.
First I asked my father.
“uh? Weren’t you at the villa?”
“hahahahaha, how could I be at the villa? Our son has become the kingdom’s second swordsman!”
It seemed that he had heard the news.
Tessiar’s mother also congratulated me with a soft smile.
“I believed that you were going to be the greatest of my children.”
It was Tessiar’s mother who treated me as if she were her own child.
I replied with a smile.
“Everything is thanks to my mother who believed in me.”
Probably different from previous life.
There was no sad parting with my family in this life.
‘It’s all thanks to the return.’
At my words, Tessiar’s mother was so happy that she even shed tears.
I felt that a part of my heart was getting warmer at the sight of Tessiar’s mother.
But suddenly, my father and Tessiar’s mother looked at me strangely.
Tessian’s mother said.
“Are you worried about anything?”
“Maybe I have something to worry about. Nothing at all.”
But it was still my father and Tessiar mother who looked at me strangely.
I thought about it for a moment.
Should I be honest about my concerns now?
“Ummm… I’m glad there isn’t… but if there is, please let me know. We are a family.”
I decided to be honest with Tessian’s mother.
It’s a bit of an embarrassing love story.
“It’s not like we’re talking about it here.”
“Okay, I’ll arrange a place for you, so tell this mother once.”
“Don’t worry, I will share your worries with you.”
These are the words of Tessiar’s mother and father, who are extremely kind.
I made an appointment for this evening and went back to my room to rest.